Windows 8.1 using this Vagrantfile
:
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.box = "inclusivedesign/windows81-eval-x64"
config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |v|
v.gui = true
end
end
Note that these steps should work on more recent versions of Windows as well.
If you have issues using a newer version of Windows, please provide full
details in a message to the
rabbitmq-users
mailing list.
Bring up the VM and go through the process of updating Windows and (optionall) VirtualBox tools. You'll notice that the evaluation license is expired. Re-arm it by running this command via an administrative prompt:
slmgr -rearm
This part of the process will take a while as Windows is updated. Go make some coffee and check your email.
Using Chocolatey is the easiest method to install the most recent version of
Erlang and Elixir. Install Chocolatey using these
instructions
(link), then install
both Erlang and Elixir using this command from an administrative cmd.exe
or
Powershell terminal:
choco install elixir which
To confirm installation, open a new command prompt and run the following:
erl -version
elixir -v
which erl
which elixir
Chocolatey is also an easy way to install msys2
and the NSIS install script
builder. Run the following from an administrative command prompt:
choco install msys2 nsis
As a bonus, it will update your msys2
installation for you during the initial
install process.
Start up an msys2
shell by running the following command (does not have to be
admin):
C:\tools\msys64\msys2_shell.cmd
In that shell, install all of these dependencies. If you are prompted for input, just hit ENTER to choose the default:
pacman -S --needed git make tar rsync python zip unzip dos2unix man
From within your MSYS2 shell:
git clone https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server-release.git
export PATH="$PATH:/c/ProgramData/Chocolatey/bin:/c/ProgramData/Chocolatey/lib/Elixir/bin:/c/Program Files (x86)/NSIS/bin"
Note: as of this writing, RabbitMQ 3.7.8
is the latest version. Be sure to check out the tag appropriate for your use:
cd rabbitmq-server-release
# the following checks out the "next to be released" branch
# this branch and version 3.7.9 have a necessary fix for building
# on windows, see this: https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server-release/pull/89
git checkout v3.7.x
make deps
make UNIX_TO_DOS=unix2dos package-windows